Hey, I will move soon to macOS as my main os. I am currently using Linux as my main os and from what I know, macOS is similar to Linux. I also wanted to ask some questions beforehand: There are few cli package managers for macOS but which one is the best? Will it be hard for me to use macOS if I am using currently Linux? Which keys on mac keyboard work same as keys on windows keyboard?

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    5 days ago

    There is no best package manager (depends entirely on what you’re looking for) but I would +1 Brew.

    Keyboard is different but it’s just another layout with a few quirks, nothing hard to get used to ;)

    On a Mac forget about seriously tweaking the OS to fit your needs (even some basic stuff are not doable, like moving the menubar sitting on the top of the screen). I’ve been using Apple since the 80s and I’ve seen it close all the doors to personalization and customization, making harder and harder… Even more so during the last decade.

    Apps: there are many amazing apps available for Mac, true gems, but get ready to pay for almost any that is not CLI or provided by Apple (even Safari extensions, most are paid for).

    I’ve switched the other way around, to Linux and I still miss a few Mac apps (mostly, from indie devs). I don’t miss macOS itself that much beside Spotlight which after all those many years is still unrivaled be it on Windows and on Linux.